高三英語單詞和閱讀講解教案
let’s appoint a day/ a date/ time to have dinner together.
appoint sth. for sth.
she wasn’t there at the appointed meeting place.
the time appointed for the meeting was 8:30 p.m.
開會所定的時間是下午8：30
appointment n. 任用；約會
have an appointment with sb.
make / fix an appointment 約會
keep one’s appointment 守約
break an appointment 違約
cancel an appointment 取消約會
6.calculate – 1)work out sth by using numbers
the scientists calculated when the spaceship would reach the moon.
2)plan; intend
a calculated threat
7. expense 花費；代價/cost spending (of money, time, energy, etc.)與cost用法相似，尤其被認為大量花費時：
the terrible expense of having the house painted
what are the expenses of moving house? 搬家的花銷是多少？
以下情況用cost, 不用price 1）修理服務費用：
the cost of having the house painted
2)一般費用：the cost of living
the cost of living has been going up recently. 生活費用在提高。
he saved his daughter at the cost of his life.
他以犧牲自己的生命挽救了女兒。
expense相關詞組連接：
at sb’s expense 由某人出資
at one’s own expense 自費
he had his book printed at his own expense.他自己出錢印書。
at the expense of 在損害…的情況下；以…為代價
he finished the job at the expense of his health.
它完成了任務，但損害了健康。
he devoted his time to football at the expense of his studies.
go to the expense of sth. / doing sth. 在某物上花錢
spare no expense 不惜費用
she speared no expense to make the party a success.
put sb. to the expense of sth. / doing sth.使某人破費……
8. look out / watch out ：語氣最強，常用于某種緊急的情況或可能出現的危險的場合。
take care：語氣不如look out強，常用于出現不測的情況下做出提醒或警告。
be careful ：常用語，使用場合較廣。
1）look out! there is a car coming.
2) take care! the pan is hot. don’t touch it.
3) be careful! don’t break it. it’s made of glass.
look out for 當心，小心；找尋
1）look out for the pickpockets.
2) he look out for truths all his life. 他一生都在尋求真理
9.involve 包括；牽涉；使參與
e.g. the strike involved many people.有很多人參加了罷工。
involve sb. / sth. in (doing ) sth. 使某人/物參與……
don’t involve me in solving your problems.
你解決你的問題，不要把我拉進去
be involved in
= be busy doing
= be engaged in 從事， 忙于……
he is involved in preparing for the entrance exam.
他正忙著準備入學考試
10.abandon— vt. leave completely and forever, desert
the sailors abandoned the burning ship.